Police investigate bomb hoax email at Nicosia private school
A Nicosia private school was evacuated on Monday after an email threatened an explosive device on campus. Police found nothing and are treating the hoax as a criminal offence.
Police are investigating a bomb threat sent by email to a private school in Nicosia on Monday, as reported by Cyprus Mail. The message warned that an explosive device had been planted on the school premises.
Students and staff were evacuated while officers searched the building. No device was found, and the threat was confirmed as a hoax.
According to police, the email may be linked to a new school directive requiring students to hand in their mobile phones in a designated box during lessons. Investigators have not confirmed that connection.
The search for the source of the email is ongoing, and police are treating the incident as a criminal offence.
What it means for residents
The evacuation passed without injury, but the case touches two things families on the island deal with directly: school safety routines and the new rules on phones in class. Until police identify who sent the email, parents should expect similar disruptions to be handled as a police matter rather than an internal school issue.
- School days can be interrupted. Evacuations and police searches mean lost lesson time and anxious pick-ups for parents.
- Phone rules are now a sensitive topic. The possible link to the hand-in directive shows how strongly pupils and families feel about it.
- Report, don't forward. If you receive a suspicious message about a school, contact police rather than sharing it in parent chats.
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